NPR News: 05-26-2026 8PM EDT

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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Federal judges are temporarily blocking Alabama's new congressional map, which was designed to benefit Republicans in the midterm elections. Troy Public Radio's Joey Hudson reports.

Joey Hudson0:13

The three-judge panel issued a preliminary injunction preventing the state from switching maps. This comes as several southern states consider new voting districts after a Supreme Court ruling on April twenty-ninth, which struck down Louisiana's congressional map, creating a second majority Black district as a, quote, "unconstitutional racial gerrymander." Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has praised the Supreme Court ruling.

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My job in this office was to put the legislature in the best possible legal position to draw a congressional map that favors Republicans seven to zero.

Joey Hudson0:48

Similar redistricting efforts in other Republican-led states have also faced legal challenges. For NPR News, I'm Joey Hudson in Troy, Alabama.

Ryland Barton· Host0:57

The Trump administration is proposing a new government-wide non-disclosure agreement for federal employees. NPR's Andrea Hsu reports the administration says media leaks have put federal agents and military members in danger.

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In its proposed rule, the Office of Personnel Management says recent leaks about immigration enforcement and the US raid on Venezuela underscore the need for NDAs. But the proposal also appears aimed at stopping leaks related to policy and personnel matters more generally. Already, federal workers are required to